THE COVER THAT NEVER WAS
(March 18/09): In the spirit of Eric's new album, I've just posted a story about a compilation album cover that was created but not used. Read more about it here.
TAO WEBSITE UPDATES
(March 17/09): I've been busy making updates to The Avenue Online. Some changes are minor, some more interesting.
Under the "Shopping" section: T-Shirts/CDs from The Avenue: AVP T-Shirts are available in limited supply. We also have Neil Lockwood's previous CD. Alan's "Time Machine" CD (which is out of print) is still available from The Avenue. Our Amazon store has handy links to all the remastered versions, the new book of sheet music and the compilations. Lots of stuff by other AP related artists, but worth checking out is Pilot's "Two's A Crowd", as well as the latest from David Pack and Al Stewart.
Discography: New pages have been created for the Remastered editions of the APP catalogue. An extra bonus is that I've enclosed some images that were provided, but not used in the new booklets.
ERIC WOOLFSON ALBUM UPDATES
(March 16/09): The Alan Parsons Project That Never Was, is available now as a digital download; CD on pre-order for April 3rd release. His Edgar Allen Poe musical is available now as a digital download; CD release TBA. Visit theAPP website shop for more details.
NEW ERIC WOOLFSON ALBUM
(February 7/09): Titled The Alan Parsons Project That Never Was, this is a collection of songs that will satisfy the cravings of APP fans who've been looking for more Eric vocals and more of that classic sound. The songs are a combination of tracks originally meant for old APP albums, as well as tracks from Eric's musicals, including two new tracks from POE.
Tracks are:
It will be first available as a digital download (February 2009) and then as a physical CD (March 2009), and will be available at theAPP website shop. To hear samples of all ten songs, go to: EricWoolfsonMusic.com and then click on the link for The APP That Never Was.
POE MUSICAL: WORLD PREMIERE
(February 7/09): The world premiere of Eric Woolfson's 'Edgar Allan POE' musical will take place in Berlin, Germany in March 2009, followed by a major European tour. A new album 'Edgar Allan Poe' containing all 17 songs from the musical will be released March 2009. Details of the musical, ticket information, CD ordering and much more are available at the POE Musical website.
SHEET MUSIC AVAILABLE
(February 7/09): For years, APP sheet music has been out of print and has been long sought after by fans. Therefore it is good news that Hal Leonard has just released a new Essential APP sheet music folio (Piano/ Vocal/ Guitar). Hal Leonard is not only a US music publishing company, but is the largest sheet music publisher in the world. This should make for good availability, and if sales are successful, hopefully they will be encouraged to do more.
The APP songs included in the folio are:
It is available now in print, and can be ordered through theAPP website shop. For those that only need a few songs, you can also purchase digital downloads of individual songs by going to if you go to: SheetMusicDirect.com. Songbook also available at Amazon.com
NEW AP LIVE DVD?
(January 25/09): The recent show at The Grove was recorded and will soon be released in surround on DVD. We'll keep you posted as the release gets closer.
NEW COLIN BLUNSTONE ALBUM
(January 25/09): It's been eight years since the last time Colin Blunstone released a solo album, but I am sure the wait will have been worth it! His new CD "The Ghost of You and Me" will be released in March 2009. Pre-orders are available at Amazon.co.ukand will be available at his upcoming shows.
NEW NEIL LOCKWOOD ALBUM
(January 25/09): Neil Lockwood has followed up his "You Can't Get There From Here" album with his brand new disc called "An Ordinary Man". Ordinary? Hardly! Neil not only wrote all the songs, but plays almost every instrument as well. Old friend's Ian Bairnson plays his guitar on a track and Stuart Elliott helped master the album. Song samples and ordering information are available at www.NeilLockwood.com. Autographed copies are also available.
ERIC STEWART ALBUM
(January 25/09): Eric Stewart, best known for 10cc, but to also AP fans for his work on Freudiana has a new solo album called "Viva La Difference". Song samples and ordering information are available at www.ericstewart.uk.com.
The new version of the TheAvenueOnline website is now open. To access it, go to the Entrance page, and click on the door. The new site is best seen with display set to1024x768, and frames are in use. There's all kinds of extra information and graphics in the new area: News Archive, more biographies, fun in the Fanzone, and much more!
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